South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-17

Martirsburg Independent Close
by the mouth of the Opequon in this
county there lives q man who uses .
wart on tho back OF his neck for .
c.llar.buttou. He il considered the
meancst man In the State ard the
people feel a. il they would like TO
collar ono him and deprive him Of
that natural button.
Preston County Journal: Mr.. ia.
cob j. Guseman. Of Pleasant, informs
US that lie IL making . success OF fish
culture. His pom. which 10 fed by q
spring some 200 yards distant, is 80
by 100 feet. and 6ye oecp in the deep
est part. A drain pipe on . level
with the bottom, extends under the
dam. by which the water can be let
of. In 1884 Mr.. Guseman put in .
dozen German carp, which have in
creased TO thousand or more. The
largest one was % inches long last
fall.
Keyser Tribune: Saturday. Col.
L. b. Davis took an engine with 5 or
6 hands, went down to the Cookery
farm. and pulled two box cars on the
Piedmont and Cumberland Railroad
compsny's land, these oars having
been "dumped" off when the Pied
mont and Cumberland's track was
torn up, and laio there ever since.
He found the guard asleep. Great
preparations are making to have Q
grand celebration of the Fourth of
July in this place. Mr. VIM. Kuy.
kendall and family and Misc Lena
Stump. OF South Btsnch, we're visit
ing frien;ls In Burlington Saturday
and Sunday.
Petersburg Sentinel: On We'd
nesday, John Page, living on Tygart's
creek, near the mill, accide ntally ehot
and killed himself. 1t appears that
he was out with his gun, and was
standing on log with the butt Of the
gun resting at his feet. While SO
standing the gun managed to slip
from his hands, and as 1t passed dow
the hammer struck the log, and ex-
ploded the charge, the ball entering
near the thigh and passing on M
through his body causing almost in
stant death.
West Va. Democrat Mr.. John S
Castleman, q prosperous Young far
mer OF this county, has a COW that
is raising q colt for him. whose mo-
Their died when it was two weeks old
Mr.. Castleman tells US that tho col,
serves him excellent as q strirper
going down q line of seven cove and
leaving them perfectly dry " hen thru
his work. During tho violent thun
der Storm OF Wednes lay eight fine
Solthdown sheep and ,ne lanb, be
longing to Mr.. +. II. Rodgers, who
resides near U.ion, we're killed by
lightning. They were found beneath
a large tree shich bad been shattered
by lightning stroke.
Moortfieid Examiner: Wheat i.
looking we'll. They have fiue 10,
OF colts at Brighton. They have rs
colts and Q mule colts. ;. One day
last week. Constable Hog bin and An.
dy Davis, on warrant, arrested Geo
L. Grassland, on charge OF shooting
DR.. Groves cattle in Grant county
recently. He had hearing before
Squire Hill and was held under $500
bond for his appearance at court.
Isaiah Levens. who has b, en- driving
the stage for Parker Bros. for some
time; male his last trip ON Tuesday
Isaiah is clever fellow, and la.
male many friends along the line
WHO regret 10 see him lie. We it. He
expects 10 farm this summer. The
wheat crop will not be large in Grant
There has been plenty Of rain there.
and the grass crop will be heavy. >.
Tue sentence Of Mort Ford was sus-
pended and be will he held until ne Z,
term OF court when he and Turner
will bc tried on the Indictment fol
burning The barn at Brighton.
Cumberland News l3 b inst: The
ciiizeus Of Mineral county are much
gratI6ed over the election of DR.. j.
w. Hartigan TO the chair of Anato
my, Physiology and Hygiene in the
University Of West Virginia by q
unanimous vote Of the board Of re-.
gents, at MorgantoNn, on the 10Th
inst. This is the first appointment
tina. has ever been made from ,his
section of STATE TO position ss az
officer in that institution.
A few years ago young Har,igan
left Morgantown q student. He
now returns as one Of the Faculty"
with the highest recommend sti on
from some Of the greatest medical
authorities in the country. DR.. Har.
tigan first graduated at Wooster
Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio,
Second In class. lie then went 10
Bellevue Hospital Medical College,
New York. graduated and received
an appointment after &C Competitive
examination, on the surgical staff at
Bellevue Hospital. which position
lie now holds. His new appointment
also includes the chair of Zoology
and Botany. The Doctors many
friends will be Pleased 10 learn OF
his success.
MrAHenry Rousb, nee Miss Ami g
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